verb🔗ShareTo declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively."He would often assert that there was life on other planets."communicationlanguagestatementactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of."Salman Rushdie has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work."actionstatementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to"to assert our rights and liberties"politicsrightactiongovernmentcommunicationstatementlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code."The teacher asserted that the deadline for the project was next Friday. "computingtechnicalconditionstatementlogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current."The microcontroller is asserting a high voltage on the LED pin, turning the light on. "electronicssignalelectrictechnicaldevicecomputingmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of making assertions."His constant asserting of his right to skip recess was annoying to the teacher. "communicationstatementlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading